Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Corvus (Crv)  ·  Contains:  NGC 4361
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NGC 4361, Tom Harrison
NGC 4361
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Description

NGC4361 is a planetary nebula toward the Constellation Corvus approximately 2-3 Thousand Light-Years distant. At first glance it resembles a galaxy, but the short galaxy-like arms are actually bipolar outflows from the developing white dwarf in the center of the nebula

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NGC 4361, Tom Harrison